President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post late Saturday that the United States has launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites — inserting itself into Israel’s war against the country in a move that risks a wider war involving major global powers.In an address to the nation that lasted less than four minutes, the president gave virtually no explanation or rationale for striking the Fordo, Natanz and Esfahan nuclear sites. He also vaguely suggested deescalation, but declined to say how.“Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,” Trump said. “If they do not, future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier.”For two decades, HuffPost has been fearless, unflinching and relentless in pursuit of the truth. Support our mission to keep us around for the next 20 — we can’t do this without you.The president drew bipartisan backlash for approving the strikes without congressional authorization, with some Democrats even calling for his impeachment. Some lawmakers have called for a vote under the War Powers Act, which limits military action without congressional approval.Countries around the world are calling for diplomacy following the attack, but Iran’s foreign minister said the U.S. “crossed a very big red line” that has erased the possibility of diplomatic talks.Read our previous coverage here, and see the latest politics updates below:Stephen Miller Pressed ICE To Arrest As Many People As They Could Find: ReportWhite House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told ICE agents not to focus on gang members and violent criminals and abandon any target lists when seeking undocumented people to arrest, The Wall Street Journal reports. Instead, he gave them the directive to "just go out there and arrest illegal aliens" at Home Depot and other places they might gather, according to the report.“Who here thinks they can do it?” Miller reportedly asked a crowd of ICE agents in late May.Read more from WSJ.See All UpdatesClose